Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 October 2011
356 Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to restructure Ireland’s waste market to restrict side by side competition; and his views on a document (details supplied). [30160/11]
View answerThe Programme for Government contains a commitment to introduce competitive tendering for household waste collection, under which service providers will bid to provide waste collection services in a given area, for a given period of time and to a guaranteed level of service. A public consultation on the issues involved, designed to inform the policy development process, has recently concluded. The responses received, including a response from the party referred to in the Question, are being examined and I intend to bring policy proposals to Government before the end of the year.
